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Back to the drawing board for winter garden entertainment. I’ve thought of shooting squirrels, but then I would have to buy a BB gun, buy BBs for it and yes, find a place to store it. I would have to hide it from my husband, who would use it to shoot the tires of cars that park in “our” parking spot on the street. God forbid he use it on the guy who comes up our mutual drive (a Toronto “thing”) and empties our recycling bin for bottles and cans (a foraging “thing.”) I should introduce him to my squirrels.<\/p>\n
Well, that’s all for today, folks. I have a dozen cellar stairs to scrub and a basement floor to clean, because a can of Dr Pepper (who buys Dr. Pepper these days?) rolled off a shelf and punctured a hole in its side. I’m still trying to figure that one out.<\/p>\n
Oh, yes, and then there is the book, I’m writing – may as well get it out of the bag, now. I’m at 25,000 words. Just another 50,000 to go. It’s a page turner, I’m dying to see how it ends \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Have a squirrel-less day!<\/p>\n
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